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13873464096Inviolable(adj.)sacred; of such a character that it must not be broken, injured, or profaned0
13873472786Dissidence(n.) a difference of opinion; discontent1
13880055985Obeisance(n.)a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; deference, homage2
13880068099Epicurean(adj.)devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food, comfort, and ease; with discriminating tastes; a person with discriminating tastes3
13880077675Amenity(n.)pleasantness;that which is pleasant or agreeable;(pl)attractive features, customs.etc4
13880106291Mutable(adj.)open to or capable of change, fickle5
13880122490Improvident(adj.) not thrifty; failing to plan ahead6
13880126656Aperture(n.) an opening, gap, hole; orifice7
13880129658Nascent(adj.) just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence8
13880144665Inquity(n.) wickedness, sin; a grossly immortal act9
13880159343Subsist(v.) to have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life; to persist or continue10
13880163287Progenydescendants, offspring,11
13880175887Promulgate(v.) to proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide12
13880179285Restive(adj.) restless, hard to manage, balky13
13880182508Presage(v.) to foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict; (n.) a warning or indication of the future14
13880212833Pillory(n.) a device for publicly punishing offenders; a means for exposing one to public contempt or ridicule; (v.) to expose to public contempt or ridicule15
13880215274Seraphic(adj.) angelic, heavenly, celestial16
13880219241Pittance(n.) a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion17
13880226083Panegyric(n.) formal or elaborate praise; a tribute18
13880250709Rectitude(n.) uprightness, righteousness; correctness19
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